The appetite for automation and Internet-of-Things (IoT) has likely never been higher. As the pandemic tightened labor markets and constrained business operations, companies have a lot of reasons to introduce IoT and automation into their operations. Unfortunately, just as many technology, product, … [Read more...]
How to Overcome Three Common Connectivity Challenges with Industrial IoT (IIoT) Projects
A successfully functioning Internet-of-Things (IoT) solution has a lot in common with a finely tuned orchestra. Sensors, communication protocols, backend platform, integrations, and data outputs must all work together in a continuous symphony. If any component is out of tune, the harmony breaks. … [Read more...]
Raspberry Pi Compute Module… A Viable Commercialization Path?
Note: I want to give a shoutout to Andrew Chilcott our UK Office lead for his insightful contributions to this article. It turns out there is a pathway to production for the Raspberry Pi ecosystem, but it might not be in the product form factor you instantly envisage when you hear the words … [Read more...]
Hard Earned Commercialization Lessons
Earlier this year in San Jose, I spoke at the Sensors Expo. I discussed "Hard Earned Commercialization Lessons" with the subline - Taking a Napkin Sketch from coffee-stained canvas to commercialization in the sensor IoT/IIoT Space... Representing my design firm with decades and decades of … [Read more...]
Raspberry Pi to Production – Insights from the Front Lines
Hallsten Innovations loves the Arduino / Raspberry Pi movement! 2020 UPDATE: Raspberry Pi Compute Module - A Viable Commercialization Path? Hallsten Innovations celebrates this movement as it has brought a wide variety of talent to the entrepreneurial community not necessarily classically … [Read more...]
Deter your Mischievous Machine Leprechauns with Predictive Maintenance and IoT
Don't let the luck of the Irishman determine the long-term success and service costs of your machines... seek out pesky Leprechauns in your machine fleets with Predictive Maintenance procedures, the Internet of Things and monitoring tech! Predictive Maintenance (PdM) is the methodology of … [Read more...]
The Ginormous Pile of Never Going to Happen Napkin Ideas…
So you and your team are creative geniuses. Totally get it. Your ballpoint pen marks off product ideas onto napkins faster than a redneck collecting washing machines for porch furniture. However, that product idea you are passionate about, those 3 concepts you had over the last year, will not … [Read more...]